Amref Pharmacist Jobs in Kenya

Background

The Amref Medical Centre (AMC) was established as a staff clinic to provide outpatient medical services to Amref Health Africa staff in Kenya, and their dependents. The clinic has since transitioned and expanded its services to the general public.

The emergence of COVID-19, has resulted in a rapid change to the delivery of out-patient care. The Amref medical Centre is rapidly positioning itself to respond to the evolving needs of patients. We see the
pharmacist as an integral part of our evolution, they are part of a team providing medical care to our
clients and are responsible for educating patients on their medication, supporting the rationale use of
antibiotics and supporting optimized treatments for patients in chronic care.

We invite you to join our team by applying for this role if you are: - a strategic thinker with a strong entrepreneurial instinct, and you consider yourself a team player who understands the role of the pharmacists in supporting good patient outcomes. In addition, you should be willing to support our
clinicians in the development of models for patient care as we evolve the AMC. These qualities must be
underpinned by strong technical knowledge and expertise in your field.

Main Purpose of Job: -

To ensure accurate dispensing, patient counselling and proper handling of pharmaceutical supplies for all orders and provide effective pharmaceutical services to meet client needs.

Principal Responsibilities

Strategy and Implementation

• Develop project activity strategy with timely and regularly reviewed implementation work plans.

• Support the facility’s growth strategy by staying up to date in their profession through attendance to educational workshops and maintaining annual CME
requirements as per the requirements of the professional’s board.

• Ensure the reference documents at the pharmacy are up to date Dispensing

• Receive written prescription or refill requests and verifying that information is complete and accurate- Ensuring proper dispensing in the facility.

• Pre-packing of medicines for dispensing.

• Enhancing rational drug use within the facility.

• Timely and accurate dispensing to patients’ drugs.

• Advise clinicians on drug interactions and advising on alternatives where applicable.

• Provide pharmacological information by responding to questions and requests from the health professional counselling patients on drug
therapies.

Procurement

• Coordinating, ordering of pharmaceutical purchase.

• Ensure rationale procurement

of medicines and supplies

• Ensuring cost effective selection of commodities for purchase.

• Order, label and count stock of medication and chemical supplies.

Drug Store Management

• Maintain proper storage, security conditions and records of pharmaceutical stocks.

• Ensuring timely requisition and inventory management.

• Tallying medicines received from supplies against invoices and checked for correctness of quantity, price, batch numbers and expiry date.

• Maintain cleanliness of shelves and medicines

• Maintain purchase records and invoice

• Ensure cold chain is observed as per medicines specifications.

• Receive and store incoming supplies verify quantities against invoices and
inform supervisors of stock needs.

Drug fore-casting

• Forecasting drug needs for the health centre and satellite facilities.

• Monitoring stock and informing supervisors of stock needs.

Record keeping

• Establish and maintain patient’s profiles, including list of medication taken by individual patients.

• Documenting reports done.

• Streamlining data entered in computer for ensuring accurate data quality.

• Ensuring records of medicines with restricted use are

Reporting & Documentation

• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reports relating to movement of medicines and relevant supplies from the pharmacy.

Required Qualifications

Education (academic and professional)

• Preferred Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) or a minimum of Diploma in pharmaceutical technology
from a recognized institution.

• Duly registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.

• Must have a valid current practicing license.

• Minimum 3 years work experience.

Experience and knowledge

• At least 3 years working experience

• Experience in handling multiple tasks and working independently and in multidisciplinary and
multicultural environment.

Skills

• Team player,

• Excellent communication and planning skills.

• Problem solving skills

• Listening skills

Competences

• Integrity and honesty

• Mature

• Ethical work practices

• Confidentiality

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Amref Pharmacist Jobs in Kenya

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